Friday, April 20, 2012

Episode 87 Knit That Puppy

The folks at Quince & Co believe that businesses can be
good citizens—should be good citizens—without making too much a fuss about it.
So, they have created a line of thoughtfully conceived yarns spun from American
wool or sourced from earth friendly overseas suppliers. Find them at www.quinceandco.com and while you are
there, sign up for their free e-newsletter.

Thank you for your iTunes reviews and star ratings! When I
checked today there were exactly 400 star reviews.That is a lot and I appreciate each one!

I appreciate all the ways that you participate in the
Knitting Pipeline Community whether it is leaving a comment on the show blog,
participating in the Knitting Pipeline group on Ravelry, or just downloading
and enjoying the show.Show notes will
be found at knittingpipeline.com

Kell left a message on the show blog that she liked the idea of
purchasing a pattern from a designer if you have enjoyed one of their
freebies.I should have said last week
that this is a fairly new idea of mine so don’t beat yourself up if you didn’t
think of it.

I also want to thank StripeySpots for the lovely message she left
on the show blog.

Ana’s message on the show blog was representative of a lot of the
feedback about the link to Joy in the Congo.

Nature Notes

Happy Earth Day April 22nd.Spring Clean Up is in our town on Saturday..

Spring beauties are past their prime.Sweet William is blooming
along with May Apples.We’ve been seeing
a lot of Red Admirals, which is a butterfly with orange red bands on the
outside of the wings. With all the tree frogs singing one day and birds calling
back and forth it sounded a bit like the rainforest out there.One night about nine thirty we heard a very
loud and strange sound coming from the woods.It was not a human cry nor did it sound like a birds.It was a loud and raucousBAHHHHHHHH that occurred several times.

My bench in the woods.The view changes every day, but I change too.I like seeing things from another viewpoint.I remember stories like Horton Hears a Who and Honey I Shrunk the Kids

My Bench several weeks ago when spring beauties were in bloom.

My Bench today (4/20/12) with Sweet William and Trillium in bloom. And the trees have a lot more leaves!

“Anytime you want to
see something new, just go for the same walk you went on yesterday.You don’t have to go someplace new.Every day it will be different, but you have
to walk it every day to appreciate the novelty.”

McHenry in a moment of reverie. That is Oak Creek that winds around at the bottom of the hill.

Only two Pipeliners have knitted
McHenry and one of them is Susan B Anderson and the other is Plashus/Pam.Pam wrote in her notes that she did not
overstuff her McHenry.Amy Beth on The Fat Squirrel Speaks said that she
learned not to overstuff knitted toys.I
think I already had overstuffed.

First time for poly pellets.I used the end of a nylon stocking.Remember those?

Calls for DK.Blue Sky Alpaca Skinny Cotton. I used Lion
Brand Wool Ease which is worsted so my puppy is a little bigger.

After he testifies against a Mafia boss, ex-gangster Frank
Tagliano enters the witness protection program and asks to be sent to Norway.
Despite the peaceful surroundings, it's not long before Frank strays from the
straight and narrow.